Blasts near Agra Cantonment Railway Station
NDTV
Two low-intensity bomb explosions took place near Cantonment Station, Agra, yesterday morning, reports NDTV. No casualties or damage has been reported so far. The first explosion took place in a garbage dump when the Municipal Corporation workers were cleaning the site. The second explosion took place on the terrace of a house, NDTV also reports.
The explosions took place just hours after the police recovered a note threatening terror attacks. The note was found near Bhandai railway station, after the Andaman Express (Chennai to Jammu) crashed into a huge boulder on the tracks.
Luckily, the engine driver had saw it on time and applied emergency brakes. A note threatening terrorist attacks was found at the
spot, the police told news agency PTI, says the report in NDTV.
The Police have reached the spot and are conducting preliminary investigations. Forensic teams and dog squads have also reached the spot. Train operations have not been affected.
Yesterday, security at the Taj Mahal was stepped up after reports of a possible terrorist attack emerged on the 17th century monument.
A link, threatening to target the Taj Mahal, was being circulated on WhatsApp, said Daljeet Singh Chaudhary, Additional Director General, Law and Order, Uttar Pradesh. We took the threat seriously and immediately increased the security details in and around Taj Mahal, he added.
